- Scientists Create New Supermaterial That Could Replace Plastic SciTechDaily
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Scientists Create New Supermaterial That Could Replace Plastic – SciTechDaily
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Lunar lava tubes on Earth? China completes underground moon simulation test area (video)
China has taken a new step in its long-term planning for lunar exploration with the completion of a “simulated moon underground space.”
Researchers have established a practice area in a volcanic lava cave in a forest region near Jingbo Lake in…
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Mammals Evolved into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since Dinosaur Age, Study Finds
A first-of-its-kind study traces the rise of ant- and termite-eaters, revealing how mammals returned to the evolutionary table — at least a dozen times — to hone traits for feasting on the social insect bonanza that exploded
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Seven Sisters Eclipse: On July 20, North America Will Witness The Moon Block The Pleiades From View
People who like to gawp at celestial events (as we all should) are in for a real treat at the moment. As well as the best meteor shower of the year – courtesy of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle – there is the upcoming lunar eclipse, visible to around…
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Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with seeds : NPR
Researchers set out to find the clues behind this cucumbers seed dispersal superpower.
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These States May See Aurora Borealis Thursday
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The northern lights could appear in several states in the northern U.S. on Thursday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as the Perseids meteor shower may also appear in the night sky.
The possible…
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Boeing’s Starliner Won’t Get to Fly This Year, but the Wonky Spacecraft Is Far From Dead
It’s been more than a year since Starliner’s failed test flight left a crew stranded in space, and Boeing’s spacecraft still isn’t ready to fly. In a recent update, NASA officials said they are…
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Scientists extracted water and oxygen from moon dust using sunlight. Could it work on the lunar surface?
Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.
This is the conclusion of a team of scientists from China who have found a one-step method of doing…
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New discovery at Cern could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter
Why didn’t the universe annihilate itself moments after the big bang? A new finding at Cern on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering this fundamental question about why matter dominates over its opposite –
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Unique ice, 1.5m year old, to be melted to unlock mystery
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent
Reporting fromBritish Antarctic Survey, Cambridge
PNRA/IPEVThe end of the ice cores are a 1.5 million year or even older time capsule An ice core that may be older than 1.5 million years has arrived…
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